Rafael Leão's security guard attacks Sporting fans | OneFootball

Rafael Leão returned to Alvalade, this time as a Galatasaray player, to face Sporting on the opening matchday of the Champions League. The Portugal international came on in the 58th minute and was greeted with whistles from the Sporting fans, in a return naturally marked by the troubled relationship he still has with the Club.

Adriano Gonçalves, a friend of the winger and head of his security, reacted on social media. In an Instagram post, he shared a video and hit out at the fanbase: "The same ones who whistled at you today... will be the same ones applauding you in 15 days."

having been brought on by Okan Buruk in the second half of the match.

The player's spell with the Lions ended in 2018, when he unilaterally terminated his contract following the attack on the Alcochete Academy. Since then, the forward has become one of the leading figures in Portuguese football, but his return to Alvalade as an opponent once again reignited the tension.

On the pitch, Sporting eventually came out on top against Galatasaray with a 3-1 win, after having trailed. Leão was thus part of a return to Alvalade that was marked not only by the Turkish side's European debut, but also by the reaction from the stands.

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